NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Recalls
The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 10, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 33
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V078000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 659,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2013–2014 Jetta SportWagen, 7 other models
2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen complaints by year
NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, the newest on January 3, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, the component group named most often is the electrical system (45%), followed by the exterior lighting (15%) and the fuel/propulsion system (12%).
The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen owners gave the mileage (27 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System15
- Exterior Lighting5
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Suspension4
- Engine3
- Air Bags2
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 9. 0% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 33 complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen by model year
Other 2011 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: January 3, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted